Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice D Krishnakumar as next Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

The vacancy will arise following the retirement of Manipur High Court Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul on November 21, 2024.

Recommending his elevation, the Collegium, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant, said that he was appointed as a judge of the Madras High Court on April 7, 2016, and is due to retire on May 21, 2025. “He is the senior-most puisne judge (any judge of a high court other than the Chief Justice) in his parent high court and belongs to a backward community. Before his elevation as a judge of the high court, he had extensive practice in civil, constitutional and service matters in the high court, with specialisation in constitutional law. He is a competent judge with a sound legal acumen. He is endowed with high level of integrity and honesty,” the Collegium said.

The Collegium added that it had also considered the fact that there is only one Chief Justice from the Madras High Court among the Chief Justices of the high courts at present.